New England

Patriots' home turf

New England is the northeastern region of the United States comprising six states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

The area is known for its colonial history, fall foliage, and coastal character.

We're spending Thanksgiving in New England.

A New Englander is someone from the region.

region

Vermont

Northeastern state, small population

Rhode Island · Boston · Providence · Hartford · Portland · Cape Cod · Berkshires · White Mountains · Acadia · Narragansett

maritime

lobster

Large marine shellfish

codfish · clambake · sailing · schooner · seafood · fishing · nautical · shipwreck · Gloucester · Nantucket

cultural

Red Sox

Boston baseball club

prep school · Ivy League · Kennedy · townies · Yankee · accent · wicked · Dunkin · L.L. Bean · boarding school

colonial

Puritans

English Protestant reformers

Massachusetts Bay Colony · Salem witch trials · town meetings · meetinghouse · settlements · charter · colonists · congregational · stockade · commons

autumn

foliage

Plant's leafy covering

pumpkins · harvest · crisp · scarlet · amber · hayride · gourds · orchards · cranberry · frost

revolutionary

Minutemen

Colonial instant-ready militia

Tea Party · Patriots · redcoats · musket · militia · Paul Revere · Samuel Adams · John Adams · independence · liberty

Categories
Opposites
us regional identity

New EnglandDixie

Nickname for Confederate states

Southern California · Texas · Alabama · Mississippi · South Florida

colonial/historical relation to england

New EnglandEngland

Largest British country

Britain

colonial/settlement history

New EnglandJamestown

First permanent English settlement

Family

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Familiarity
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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G